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The United Nations says the war in Ukraine is already resulting in higher food prices and a shortage of staple crops in central Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has severely cut down on shipments from the two countries, which combine to ship 25% of the world’s wheat exports and 16% of global corn exports. ...

Despite the many challenges, the dairy industry enjoyed a health growth rate in 2021. According to the National Milk Producer's Federation, milk products remained well valued among consumers. In 2020, the average American increased their yearly dairy consumption by 3 lbs ...

The White House and USDA are trying to ease shipping container shortages and other pandemic-related supply chain bottlenecks that are squeezing consumers, producers, and retailers and driving up prices. Last week, President Biden announced that the Port of Los Angeles will start operating 24/7 to help clear bottlenecks that extend between China to the U ...

Trade is vital to the American farm economy, especially for producers across the Pacific Northwest. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack recently took time to address trade concerns, and to share what the Department is doing to help producers find overseas markets ...

Earlier this week, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced Dawn Shackleford as the Assistant United States Trade Representative for the Office of Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Shackleford most recently served as Assistant United States Trade Representative for WTO and Multilateral Affairs ...

As farm country marks June as Dairy Month, Dairy Management Inc. takes a look at dairy export opportunities and area of growth. DMI’s Amy Wagner says the organization started working with the food service industry across the U.S. around a decade ago, and then took that work abroad. ...

Over the weekend, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, met with Asia-Pacific trade ministers while also commenting on the U.S.-China trade relationship. Before the meeting, Tai said regarding trade with China, “It’s a relationship in trade that has been marked by significant imbalance -- that is in terms of performance, but also in terms of opportunity and openness of our markets to each othe

U.S. Trade Ambassador Katherine Tai says any new multilateral Asia Pacific trade deal for the Administration must be bipartisan, while a key bilateral deal with the U.K. may be complicated by continued turbulence in Northern Ireland. When speaking before the Senate Finance Committee recently, Tai said the Transpacific Partnership, from which the Trump administration withdrew, lacked bipartisan Con

Agriculture groups across the country are sounding the alarm of port congestion and container shortages at the west coast ports. Travis Arp, senior director of export services at U.S. Meat Export Federation, said like most other industries, the ports have been hit hard by the pandemic and COVID restriction ...

We recently told you that the Washington state Department of Agriculture is warning of a possible bird flu outbreak, similar to what was reported seven years ago. Its become a nationally issue, as concerns are growing about a potential highly-pathogenic avian influenza outbreak ...